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JAPANESE OKINAWAN VOCABULARY

When pronouncing Japanese and Okinawan words, remember that each
syllable is stressed equally when saying multi-syllable words (i.e.,
ka-ra-te, not kar-ate). All syllables of a word are pronounced
with equal emphasis.

There is no "R" sound in Japanese or Okinawan . If the
letter R is used in a word, it is pronounced closer to an "L",
or like a rolled "R".

A word does not change in the plural as it does in English. For
example, "kata" may mean one kata or many kata. It would
be incorrect to say, "katas".